Scotty and his dad are repairing the railing along the side of the deck. They put up eight supports with 4 feet between each one. If the first support is at one corner of the deck and the eighth support is at the other corner, how long is the side?
Let x = the supports. The ____ are the four feet between the supports. How many feet are there?
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To find the length of the side of the deck, we need to determine the total distance between the first and eighth support.
Given that there are 8 supports with 4 feet between each one, we can calculate the total distance by multiplying the number of gaps between the supports (7) by the distance between each gap (4 feet).
7 gaps * 4 feet/gap = 28 feet
Therefore, the length of the side of the deck is 28 feet.
To find the length of the side of the deck, we can use a simple algebraic formula. Let's denote the distance between each support as "d" and the number of supports as "n". In this case, d = 4 feet and n = 8 supports.
The formula to find the length of the side is:
Length = (n - 1) * d
Applying this formula, we can calculate the length of the side:
Length = (8 - 1) * 4
Length = 7 * 4 = 28 feet
Therefore, the length of the side of the deck is 28 feet.